New River Inlet
a typical 26 ft centre console · 26 ft centre console · out of Wrightsville Beach
⚠ Gale Warning
Gale Warning issued October 16 at 9:04AM EDT until October 19 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Live · National Weather Service
Distance
36.0 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
98 min
arrive about 2:21 PM
Fuel, round trip
38.3 gal
26% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
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no depth reports yet
Daylight
Sunset 6:34 PM · 2h 34m to spare round trip
Depth
Nobody has reported a depth here. This spot is tide-sensitive, so sound your way in and post what you read — we timestamp it and correct it to the datum automatically, so the next boat gets a number they can actually use.
On the water
Cape Lookout to Surf CityToday
Wind SW 10-15 ktSeas 2-3 ftInside moderate chop
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
TonightSW 15-20 kt · seas 2-4 ft
SaturdayNW 15-20 kt g25 · seas 4-6 ft
Saturday NightN 25-30 kt g40 · seas 7-10 ft
NWS Coastal Waters Forecast AMZ158 · live
Happening right now
observed, not forecastWaves
3 ft @ 4s
Water
78°F
NDBC Onslow Bay · 48 min ago
Tides
1.1 ft now, risingNext high at 14:11 · 1.2 ft
Aim for the window around high water at 01:14 or 14:11 — this spot is tide-sensitive.
NOAA 8657002 · Sneads Ferry, New River · MLLW · live
What you need to know
Shifts constantly and the ICW crossing at the inlet is one of the shallowest spots on this whole stretch. Run it near high water and get a current depth report first.
Forecast, observations and tides are live from NOAA, the National Weather Service and NDBC. Run time, fuel, depth and daylight are calculated from your boat profile. Planning aid only — not for navigation. Carry current charts.